Patents Examined by Christopher E Veraa
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Patent number: 10881210Abstract: A stacking chair with a frame connected to a rotating seating portion and backrest portion each of the seating portion and backrest portion having matching profiles such that when stacked the weight of the chairs is distributed across facing surfaces that nest together due to matching profiles, the seating portion may rotate through an angle of rotation greater than 90 degrees and the seating and/or backrest portions may include a injection molded foam interior surrounding an internal frame and with a removable cover on the outside of the foam.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Series International, LLCInventor: Alvaro Mauricio Olarte
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Patent number: 10882351Abstract: A method for producing a multilayer body, with the steps of: a) providing a substrate film with a replication layer; b) molding a surface relief appearing to the observer in the form of a three-dimensional free-form surface, which is formed in particular by structures with a lens-like design generating a magnifying, demagnifying or distorting effect, into a surface of the replication layer; c) applying a first metal layer to the surface of the replication layer forming the surface relief; d) wet-chemically applying an at least partially transparent spacer layer to the metal layer; e) applying a second metal layer to the spacer layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignees: LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG, OVD KINEGRAM AGInventors: Harald Walter, Ludwig Brehm, Sebastian Mader, Wayne Robert Tompkin, Eser Alper Unal
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Patent number: 10875347Abstract: A dual page bookmark for encouraging personal reading goals includes a planar anchor having a flap extending therefrom. The anchor has an interior edge conforming to the spline edge of a page and a top edge. The flap has an interior edge extending from a point about the midsection of the top edge of the anchor. The interior edge converges with an outer edge of the flap at an end point even with the midsection of the top edge of anchor. The outer edge is formed with a pronounced curvature, which is necessary to the automatic repositioning of the flap as one page of the book is turned to present the next page. A curved interface between the planar portion of the flap and the top edge of the anchor, which biases the planar portion of the flap in the direction of the anchor.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Inventor: Franco De Silva
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Patent number: 10870370Abstract: Vehicle seat having a backrest consisting of a backrest lower part and a backrest upper part, which is displaceable with respect to the backrest lower part, wherein the vehicle seat is connected to a rotary adjustment device for rotating the vehicle seat, and wherein the rotary adjustment device comprises a locking device for locking the rotary adjustment device, the backrest upper part and the locking device being connected to each other, such that upon a displacement of the backrest upper part relative to the backrest lower part from a non-displaced position into a displaced position, the locking of the rotary adjusting device may be released.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventor: Thomas Haller
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Patent number: 10870380Abstract: Provided is an integral single-frame two-way headrest with a U-shaped single rod, comprising a U-shaped rod, an integral frame and a cover, the integral frame being externally covered with the cove, and the integral frame is hollow inside. An opening is arranged at a lower end of the integral frame, and an upper portion of the U-shaped rod is inserted into the inner frame from the opening, a plurality of positioning grooves is arranged on the right side of two downwardly extending ends of the U-shaped rod. A rod guide sleeve sleeved on both ends of the U-shaped rod is mounted at both ends of the opening, and the outer side of the integral frame is mounted with an unlocking steel wire corresponding to the positioning groove at both ends of the U-shaped rod, an unlocking lever connected with the unlocking steel wire and laterally movable is mounted in a hollow portion of the integral frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pu Wei Mu, Li Ying Cheng
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Patent number: 10843610Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a headrest body provided at an upper portion of a seat back rotatably supported by a seat cushion on which an occupant is seated. The headrest body is covered with a skin material. The headrest body includes a driving body that is configured to form a swelling portion that is a portion of the skin material in a seat-height direction swelling toward a front side of the seat at a surface of a seat front side of the skin material and change a formation position of the swelling portion in the seat-height direction by being operated inside the headrest body.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Iwasaki, Keisuke Toda
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Patent number: 10835044Abstract: A folding storage stool on wheels, including: a foldable stool body; a cover for covering an upper opening of the foldable stool body in an unfolded state; an inner support plate for supporting the foldable stool body and arranged on a bottom of an inner cavity of the unfolded stool body; and movable wheels arranged at a bottom of the unfolded stool body. Side folds are provided on middles of two opposite sides of the foldable stool body. A bottom fold that is inwardly folded is provided at a bottom surface of the foldable stool body. After the inner support plate is removed from the foldable stool body, the two opposite sides with side folds are folded inwardly along the side folds and the bottom surface is folded along the bottom fold, forming a folded body which is accommodated in a cavity of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: WUXI HOUSETEX INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Hongyan Tang
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Patent number: 10827856Abstract: Image displays are disclosed. An image display may include an image support and a plurality of foldable sections. Each foldable section may have a first segment rotatably coupled to and configured to lock with the image support and a second segment rotatably coupled to and configured to lock with the first segment. The image display may have an open and an assembled configuration. Display faces of the image support, first segment, and second segment may be co-planar in the collapsed configuration. The display faces image support and the second segment may be perpendicular to the display face of the first segment in the assembled configuration.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Nations Photo Lab LLCInventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne J. Smith
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Patent number: 10820719Abstract: There is provided a cover-material fixing tool. A cover-material fixing end member is configured to be attached on a cover-material. A clip is configured to be attached on a cover-material fixing end member. The cover-material fixing end member includes a tape member, a clip locking member, and a plurality of stoppers. The clip includes a locking portion for holding the clip locking member to allow the clip locking member to move in a longitudinal direction, and a locking protrusion protruding toward the clip locking member and configured to abut against the stoppers. The clip is movable between the adjacent stoppers to allow position adjustment thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Ryuichi Murasaki, Takefumi Adachi, Genta Matsumura, Tetsuya Fukuzawa, Wanli Zhang, Hikaru Okuyama
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Patent number: 10803774Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of display technologies and discloses a display device. The display device comprises a first display screen and a second display screen arranged at a certain included angle back to back, wherein the first display screen is provided with a first front frame, the second display screen is provided with a second front frame, and a bottom border of the first front frame is spliced with a bottom border of the second front frame; wherein the bottom border of the first front frame is provided with a first positioning boss, the bottom border of the second front frame is provided with a first positioning stud, and the first positioning boss matches with the first positioning stud by plugging.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bao Zhang, Zhiguo Shen
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Patent number: 10787017Abstract: The present invention provides a self-standing paper product and a method for manufacturing the same. The manufacturing method at least includes: a step of forming a primary separating fold line, a step of forming a left vertical separating fold line, a right vertical separating fold line, a left horizontal separating fold line and/or a right horizontal separating fold line, and a step of erection and formation. A primary separating fold line, the left vertical separating fold line, the left horizontal separating fold line, the right vertical separating fold line, and the right horizontal separating fold line are formed on a single paper card for separation into a plurality of front presentation regions and folding regions, and the fold lines are then respectively folded to erect and form the regions, so as to form a self-standing paper product that at least includes a front presentation portion and a folding portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: IMPRESSION INT'L CORP.Inventor: Kuo-Ying Huang
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Patent number: 10780725Abstract: An end paper arrangement and method for forming the front and back end paper of a book wherein the end paper arrangement comprises an inner sheet and outer sheet which are fastened on one side against each other over at least one area so that an unfastened area remains between the fastened areas. The unfastened area forms a tunnel for the spine of the book. On that side of the inner sheet which is opposite to the fastened side there is an adhesive surface on both edge parts, and there is an adhesive-free area between the adhesive surfaces. On the side of the outer sheet which is opposite to the fastened side, there is an adhesive surface on both edge parts, and there is an adhesive-free area between the adhesive surfaces. The method performs the assembly set forth in the arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Fastbind Maping OyInventor: Henri Huotari
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Patent number: 10773621Abstract: In a conventional vehicle seat with a reclining mechanism, a reclining unit is bolted to a seat frame. Consequently, a plate thickness has to be increased in order to ensure strength and a fastening bolt is required, producing factor which increases the number of parts. In order to solve the abovementioned problem, this vehicle seat with a reclining mechanism is configured such that a reclining unit (2) which has the reclining mechanism (5) is affixed to a back side frame (3) and a cushion side frame (40), which constitute the seat frame of the vehicle seat. The reclining unit (2) has the reclining mechanism (5), a movable bracket (6) which is affixed to the back side frame (3), and a stationary bracket (7) which is affixed to the cushion side frame (40). The reclining unit (2) is configured such that the reclining unit (2) is affixed to the back side frame (3) through the movable bracket (6) by welding and is fastened to the cushion side frame (40) by a bolt through the stationary bracket (7).Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Ohmori, Akira Watanabe
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Patent number: 10773625Abstract: The invention relates to a headrest having two rods (2), at least one having a locking detents, a housing with two channels and two sets of bearings, each set comprising a top bearing and a bottom bearing. Each bearing set is mounted in a corresponding channel by fitting these bearings into receptacles. The bearings have openings in which the rod can slide and a locking device for locking the housing relative to the rods in a plurality of vertical positions. The device includes at least one locking projection movable relative to the housing between a locking position and an unlocking position. The two rods are part of a frame formed by a metal tube bent to take the general shape of an inverted U with the rods corresponding to the legs of the U.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: TESCA FranceInventors: Laurent Georges, Grégory Herve
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Patent number: 10744751Abstract: A sign support includes a mounting bracket and a sign holder. The mounting bracket selectively engages an associated fixture. The sign holder has a mounting bracket engaging member and a sign holding member that engages and holds a sign. An adhesive fastens the mounting bracket engaging member to the mounting bracket. The adhesive is an upstream adhesive such that the user receives the mounting bracket already bonded to the sign holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: K-International, Inc.Inventor: Michael J. White
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Patent number: 10743684Abstract: An adjustable mechanical assembly system is disclosed. In some examples, the frame assembly system comprises a plurality of joining pieces having a plurality of openings in each joining piece, each of the plurality of openings having a first cross-sectional shape and framing pieces having a second cross-sectional shape, different from the first cross-sectional shape, wherein the first cross-sectional shape can be formed by an arrangement of two or more of the framing pieces, a first one of the two or more framing pieces positioned approximately perpendicular to at least a second one of the two or more framing pieces in the arrangement. In some examples, four joining pieces form four corners of a rectangular frame, and at least eight framing pieces form four sides of the rectangular frame. In some examples, the joining piece can further comprise a protruding member extending from the joining piece.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Inventor: Lokendra Kumar
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Patent number: 10737525Abstract: A watermarked paper which allows for arbitrary changing of a watermark pattern or displaying of recorded optical image information even during observation from the same field of view. The watermarked paper is obtained by mixing into a paper layer an intermediate layer with a thickness of 6-300 ?m that has a dimmer of which a light transmission amount changes according to a voltage state, characterized in that the watermarked paper includes a power supply for supplying power to the dimmer in the intermediate layer or on a paper surface, and a watermark image is changed by switching the dimmer between a transparent state and a mirror state by controlling a voltage by power supplied from the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Hidetaka Ide
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Patent number: 10741109Abstract: In one example, a quadrilateral display includes a shroud including a first section, a second section, a third section and a fourth section, the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section being rotatably disposed relative to adjacent ones of the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section and a plurality of anchors including a first anchor attached to the first section, a second anchor attached to the second section, a third anchor attached to the third section and a fourth anchor attached to the fourth section, the plurality of anchors being disposed in a first position within the shroud in a stowed position and a second position within the shroud in a deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons CompanyInventor: Carlos Enriquez
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Patent number: 10730414Abstract: Disclosed herein is a child car seat comprised of a shell and an adjustable assembly including a headrest member and a backrest member mounted for sliding movement relative to the shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: EVENFLO COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Brian R. Pleiman, Andrew R. Davis
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Patent number: 10722033Abstract: The present invention provides a bathing seat structure for use in a bathtub, wherein the legs frame enables fixed positioning of the base, and the base enables fixed positioning of the seat cushion. The base is provided with two freeing mechanisms, a lever, and a rolling device. After pulling open the lever, the rolling device enables the seat cushion to rotate. The two freeing mechanisms must be pressed to a predetermined depth and must be pressed simultaneously, only then can the seat cushion be shifted laterally, thus preventing inadvertent contact and causing displacement of the seat cushion. The rolling device uses a two-tier centrifugal configuration, thereby supporting equal distribution of a person's weight to achieve smooth rotation with no inclining of the seat cushion, and thus extending the serviceable life of the rolling device.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Inventor: Jui-Hsiao Chen